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Dáil
‹ Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Cruelty to Animals Act.

Licensing of animal experiments

Summary

The Minister was unaware of any commercial or industrial undertaking conducting animal experiments without the required premises and personnel licences.

Barry Cogan Mr. Cogan, Mr. B. Desmond Fianna Fáil

andMr. O.J. Flanagan asked the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that no commercial or industrial undertaking or institution of any kind in this State is engaged upon experiments on live animals without (a) the premises and (b) the personnel actually performing such experiments being duly licensed under the Cruelty to Animals Act, 1876.

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I am not aware of any commercial or industrial undertaking which is engaged upon experiments on live animals without the necessary licensing of premises and personnel under the Cruelty to Animals Act, 1876.

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